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Retrosheet Boxscore: Atlanta Braves 8, St. Louis Cardinals 3

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Atlanta Braves 8, St. Louis Cardinals 3

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Game Played on Wednesday, June 9, 1971 (N) at Atlanta Stadium

STL N    0  0  2    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  1
ATL N    0  2  0    0  6  0    0  0  x  -   8 11  3
BATTING
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Brock lf                      4   0   2   1       0   0       1   0
Alou cf,1b                    3   0   0   1       0   1       3   0
Simmons c                     3   0   0   0       1   0       5   3
Torre 3b                      4   0   2   0       0   1       3   3
Cardenal rf                   4   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Hague 1b                      2   1   0   0       1   0       4   0
  Linzy p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Taylor p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Lee ph                      1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Sizemore ss                   4   0   2   0       0   1       2   5
Schofield 2b                  4   1   1   0       0   0       5   4
Zachary p                     2   1   1   0       0   0       0   1
  Drabowsky p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Shaw p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Burda 1b                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Melendez cf                 1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   3   9   2       2   3      24  17
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Simmons-Sizemore-Torre, Torre-Schofield, Sizemore-Schofield-Hague.
E: Torre (9).
BATTING - 
SF: Alou (3,off Niekro).
GDP: Cardenal 2 (6,off Niekro 2); Schofield (2,off Niekro).
Team LOB: 5.
Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Staehle 2b                    4   1   1   0       0   0       4   7
Garr lf                       3   1   1   0       1   1       2   0
H. Aaron rf                   4   1   2   1       0   0       2   0
Cepeda 1b                     3   1   1   0       1   2       9   0
  Garrido 3b                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
Williams 3b,1b                3   2   1   1       0   0       4   2
Lum cf                        3   1   2   1       1   0       3   0
Versalles ss                  3   1   1   3       0   1       1   3
Didier c                      3   0   1   0       0   0       2   1
Niekro p                      4   0   1   1       0   1       0   0
Totals                       30   8  11   7       3   5      27  16
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Williams-Staehle-Cepeda, Staehle-Versalles-Cepeda, Garrido-Staehle-Williams.
E: H. Aaron (2), Lum 2 (2).
BATTING - 
2B: H. Aaron (11,off Zachary).
SH: Didier (7,off Shaw).
SF: Versalles (1,off Zachary).
HBP: Staehle (1,by Zachary); Williams (4,by Drabowsky).
GDP: Versalles (2,off Zachary).
IBB: Cepeda (7,by Drabowsky).
Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Zachary L(2-4)                4     9   5   5   2   1   0  21
Drabowsky                     0     0   2   2   1   0   0   2
Shaw                          1     2   1   0   0   0   0   5
Linzy                         0     0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Taylor                        3     0   0   0   0   4   0   9
Totals                        8    11   8   7   3   5   0  37
Zachary faced 3 batters in the 5th inning
Drabowsky faced 2 batters in the 5th inning
WP: Zachary (1).
HBP: Zachary (2,Staehle); Drabowsky (2,Williams).
IBB: Drabowsky (3,Cepeda).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Drabowsky 2-1; Shaw 3-3.
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Atlanta Braves               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Niekro W(4-6)                 9     9   3   1   2   3   0  35

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Bob Engel
Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 7506
Starting Lineups:

   St. Louis Cardinals           Atlanta Braves           
1. Brock               lf        Staehle             2b
2. Alou                cf        Garr                lf
3. Simmons             c         H. Aaron            rf
4. Torre               3b        Cepeda              1b
5. Cardenal            rf        Williams            3b
6. Hague               1b        Lum                 cf
7. Sizemore            ss        Versalles           ss
8. Schofield           2b        Didier              c
9. Zachary             p         Niekro              p

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to left; Alou grounded out
(second to first); Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Staehle was hit by a pitch; Garr forced Staehle
(pitcher to shortstop); H. Aaron singled to left [Garr to
third]; Cepeda struck out while Garr was picked off third
(catcher to shortstop to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre grounded out (third to first); Cardenal
flied out to center; Hague popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams singled to left; Lum singled to first
[Williams to third]; Versalles hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Williams scored]; Didier grounded out (shortstop to first) [Lum
to second]; Niekro singled to center [Lum scored]; Staehle
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Braves 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: On a bunt Sizemore singled; Schofield forced
Sizemore (shortstop to second); Zachary singled to right
[Schofield to third (error by H. Aaron)]; Brock singled
[Schofield scored, Zachary to third (error by Lum), Brock to
second]; Alou hit a sacrifice fly to right [Brock to third,
Zachary scored (unearned)]; Simmons walked; Torre struck out
(catcher to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Garr walked; Zachary threw a wild pitch [Garr to
second]; H. Aaron reached on a fielder's choice [Garr out at
third (shortstop to third to shortstop)]; Cepeda singled to left
[H. Aaron to second]; Williams lined into a double play (third
to second) [H. Aaron out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Cardinals 2, Braves 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Cardenal flied out to center; Hague walked;
Sizemore struck out; Schofield singled to center [Hague scored
(error by Lum) (unearned), Schofield to second]; Zachary lined
to second; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Lum walked; Versalles grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Lum out at second]; Didier
singled to center; Niekro forced Didier (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Alou lined
to right; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Staehle singled to right; Garr singled to center
[Staehle to second]; H. Aaron doubled to left [Garr to third,
Staehle scored]; DRABOWSKY REPLACED ZACHARY (PITCHING); Cepeda
was walked intentionally; Williams was hit by a pitch [Garr
scored, H. Aaron to third, Cepeda to second]; SHAW REPLACED
DRABOWSKY (PITCHING); Lum singled to right [Williams to second,
Cepeda to third, H. Aaron scored]; Versalles singled to left
[Lum to second, Williams scored, Cepeda scored]; Didier out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Versalles to second, Lum to
third]; Lum was picked off third (catcher to third to catcher to
third) [Versalles to third]; Niekro reached on an error by Torre
[Versalles scored (unearned) (no RBI), Niekro to second];
Staehle grounded out (second to first); 6 R (5 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 8.

CARDINALS 6TH: Torre singled to shortstop; Cardenal grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Torre out at
second]; Hague grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 8.

BRAVES 6TH: BURDA REPLACED SHAW (PLAYING 1B); LINZY REPLACED
HAGUE (PITCHING); TAYLOR REPLACED LINZY (PITCHING); MELENDEZ
REPLACED BURDA (PLAYING CF); ALOU CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
1B); Garr struck out; Frank Linzy and Bob Burda collided
chasing a foul grounder by Ralph Garr; both left with injuries,
Linzy on a stretcher; H. Aaron flied out to left; Cepeda
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 8.

CARDINALS 7TH: Sizemore singled to center; Schofield grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Sizemore out
at second]; Melendez singled to left; Brock singled to center
[Melendez to third]; Alou was called out on strikes; 0 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 8.

BRAVES 7TH: Williams grounded out (catcher to first); Lum lined
to second; Versalles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cardinals 3, Braves 8.

CARDINALS 8TH: GARRIDO REPLACED CEPEDA (PLAYING 3B); WILLIAMS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Simmons flied out to center;
Torre singled to left; Cardenal grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Torre out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 8.

BRAVES 8TH: Didier grounded out (second to first); Niekro struck
out; Staehle grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 8.

CARDINALS 9TH: LEE BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Lee grounded out (third to
first); Sizemore grounded out (third to first); Schofield flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cardinals        3   9   1    5
 Braves           8  11   3    5
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